Talk:Backyard Football (video game)

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We need an image for Backyard Football's template. Its cover art should do well. It features Steve Young, Jocinda Smith, who is one of the "Backyard Kids", and a Generic Kid. 2603:6010:8B00:44FF:B937:EC7F:C623:E2FF (talk) 00:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

I think @WikiPediaAid has that sorted out now. Also the "Backyard Kid" is very likely Amir Khan. Soccer Tees (talk) 18:35, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

When I said, "a Backyard Kid", I was referring to Jocinda Smith to establish that she is part of the group of 30. The Generic Kid refers to the other one, which is believed to be Amir. However, I'm not sure that's really the case because I don't think Amir's head is as round as the one on the picture and I think that his skin is a few tones lighter than the one on the picture and his hair has more of a reddish-brown color compared to the picture. But I could be wrong; maybe it IS Amir. 2603:6010:8B00:44FF:A8:3E32:1F2C:F665 (talk) 19:27, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Comments left by AfC reviewers

• Comment: Two things: firstly, the gameplay section is not too well sourced - the one citation coming from a media release which isn't cited correctly; you may wish to fix that and complement that section's sources with secondary material. Secondly, notability for video game articles usually hinges on multiple reviews - here there is only one. Best practice is three multiple reliable reviews from WP:VG/S-type sources. Check Metacritic or Mobygames as a first step. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 09:03, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 01:21, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

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• ... that a former professional football player stated his intentions on buying the rights to a 25-year-old children's sports game in his podcast?

• Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/taylor-swifts-boyfriend-and-his-brother-want-to-revive-backyard-football/1100-6520773/

• ALT1: ... that in Backyard Football, NFL players such as Steve Young, Jerry Rice and John Elway are depicted as their "junior versions of themselves"? Source: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M7xcio3J5KkC&pg=PA226#v=onepage&q&f=false
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• Comment: Article draft expanded by me and an unregistered IP user (who I think submitted the initial draft); this is my first DYK nomination so any feedback would be much appreciated!

Moved to mainspace by Soccer Tees (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Soccer Tees (talk) 18:18, 28 January 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Mostly. The first paragraph in Gameplay needs a source, otherwise it looks like O.R.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Added ref for first paragraph in Gameplay. ALT0 approved, slight tweak to ALT1, for

ALT1A: ... that in Backyard Football, NFL players such as Steve Young, Jerry Rice and John Elway are depicted as their "junior versions" of themselves? (same source) -Bogger (talk) 14:41, 5 February 2025 (UTC)